Humanities

In this field of study, you'll delve into the nature of truth, meaning, rationality, reality, and values. You'll explore human dilemmas through a philosophical lens, grappling with questions such as: What does it mean to act morally good? What does it mean to act and think rationally? What is the meaning of "truth," and what makes a true statement true? What is a logically valid argument? What distinguishes science-based claims from others? Is there an objective reality?

Key subjects include ethics, philosophy of language, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology. Embark on a journey to understand the fundamental aspects of human existence and thought.

Courses in Philosophy inlcude, but are not limited to, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Meaning and Truth in Language and Art, Political Philosophy, and Existential Risks.

Opportunities for future studies

Students who focus their studies on Philosophy have opportunities to continue to master programmes in fields like philosophy, or gender studies, but there are also many other options, depending on your interests and focus points.

If you have completed at least 60 ECTS in UCG Philosophy courses and related UCG courses from other fields of study, you meet the basic requirements for admission to the MA in Philosophy at the University of Gronigen.

In this field of study, students investigate human culture and the arts. We humans are fundamentally cultural beings. Everything we do and create is shaped by our culture, whether technology, the arts, language, politics, and science. At UCG we focus on the mechanisms and processes through which culture is connected to social reality and the analyses of the ways in which culture and the arts contribute to bringing about social change. Areas of study we cover are: media and technology, the arts, gender, history, the public sphere, culture and cognition. We ask quetsions like 'How do media and technology affect the way we live, think, and do politics?', 'What role does gender play in contemporary culture?', 'How are the arts and media connected to democratic functioning?', or 'When and how does ethics come in debates on new technologies?'

Courses include, but are not limited to, Cultural Criticism, Leadership in Culture, Myths we Live by, World Literature, Artivism, Music in Culture, Postcolonial Theory, and Dystopias.

Opportunities for future studies

Students who focus their studies on Arts and Culture have opportunities to continue to master programmes in the fields of, for example, Literature, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, or Gender Studies.

At the University of Groningen, these opportunities include to acccess the MA in European Studies (“Euroculture”) and a Research master in Arts & Culture.